Event

Critical, Constructive Assessment Of CEFR-based Language Teaching In Japan And Beyond

Saturday, March 26th, 2016, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Speaker: Barbel Kuhn, University of Bremen, Germany: EPOS electronical Language Portfolio; Nhung Pham, Hue University of Foreign Languages, Vietnam: Language Policy 2020

The conference will show case studies on CEFR-based implemented curriculums in Japan and discuss the possible applications of CEFR-informed foreign language teaching. The highstake main speakers ntroduce an international viewpoint on an electronic version of a language portfolio already in use in Germany, and CEFR-based professional formation for English teachers in Vietnam by 2020. The workshops will give insights in CEFR-based curriculum development in Japan in various case studies. The interactive posters expand the discussionto CEFR-based language education in Japan. This conference is the outcome of a related kaken-research project.

Organization: CEFR and Language Portfolio Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (CEFR and Language Portfolio SIG of JALT)

Cost: free

Venue: Osaka University, Nakanoshima Centre (downtown)

Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Contact CEFR and Language Portfolio SIG of JALT

CEFR & LP SIG coordinator